Install N-Linx Agent

Aim 

 To install and set up the tool that starts MediaRecorder when you start an observation in The Observer XT. 

 important 

 Install N-Linx Agent on the computer with MediaRecorder. 

 Prerequisite 

 You installed N-Linx Server on a computer in the network. 

 Procedure 

 

 From my.noldus.com, download N-Linx Agent Setup.exe. 

 In the N-Linx Agent Setup window, select MediaRecorder control in the Drivers and Tools field and click Next . 

 Accept the terms in the End-User License Agreement and click Install . 

 

 Connect N-Linx Agent to N-Linx Server 

 

 CLick the arrow in the bottom-right corner of your window to open the system tray. Then d ouble-click the N-Linx Agent icon.  

 In the N-Linx Server Address field, enter the Computer name of the computer with N-Linx Server. See To find the computer name . You can also enter the IP address, but then the IP address of the computer with N-Linx Server must be fixed. Ask your system administrator for assistance. If MediaRecorder runs on the same computer as N-Linx Server, leave the entry localhost in the N-Linx address field. N-Linx Agent then automatically connects with N-Linx Server. note 

 See  To change the port if the default port 5672 is already in use. 

 If the connection with N-Linx Server is established, the text Connected appears in the lower-left corner of the N-Linx Agent window.   

 

 

 To find the computer name 

 To find the name of the computer with N-Linx Server, open the Control Panel on that computer and choose  System . 

 

 To change the port 

 N-Linx Agent by default uses port 5672 to communicate with N-Linx Server. If this port is in use, type the new port after a colon in the  N-Linx Server Address  field. For example: 

 

 IMPORTANT   Select the same port in all components that communicate with N-Linx Server. Also, disable Windows FireWall for this port. 

 Notes 

 

 N-Linx Agent is installed in the folder C:\Program Files\Noldus\N-Linx Agent 1. 

 If you did not install N-Linx Server yet, it will not be possible to establish a connection. 

 The Status of MediaRecorder in the N-Linx Agent window is Online when MediaRecorder is open and connected to N-Linx Server.